Margaret Allen Middle School instructional specialist David Sugg works with students Allery Crawford and Kenneth Simmons, right.

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Chas Sisk
| The Tennessean

Tennessee stands to lose millions of dollars in education funding from sequestration, but parents and students will not see an impact until school doors reopen next August, officials say.

The state will see cuts to special education programs, technical education and funding for high-poverty schools, a fact that Gov. Bill Haslam said last week has him concerned. But because education funding for the 2012-13 school year already is set, those cuts will not go into effect until the next budget year begins July 1.

"I don't think the cuts are at a level where there are going to be crippling, ...